"I'm marrying up," he said of the star lawyer in an interview with Variety published Sunday.

Clooney, 53, and Alamuddin, 36, reportedly plan to tie the knot in Italy in September. After decades as one of Hollywood's most eligible bachelors, the Monuments Men actor popped the question in April.

"Every day they write things that aren't true, but every once in a while they write something that is actually dangerous to your family, and it's probably not true," he told Variety of choosing his battles with tabloids. "And that's the one you pick."